Starship, reusable spacecraft and second stage of the SpaceX BFR, SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA

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Article "SpaceX postpones Starship orbital launch attempt"

by Michael Sheetz, Sara Salinas
April 17, 2023

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Starship first launch

Apr 20, 2023

For the first time, SpaceX used a Super Heavy rocket booster to launch a Starship upper stage, from Starbase in Texas, on 20 April 2023, at 13:30 UTC (08:30 CDT). According to SpaceX, Starship is a fully reusable transportation system, designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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SpaceX Starship Flight Test
Super Heavy launches Starship

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Article "Highlights From SpaceX’s Explosive Starship Rocket Test Launch"
The most powerful rocket ever built achieved important milestones during its first full test flight, which had no people aboard, but fell short of other goals.

April 20, 2023

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Starship second launch

Nov 18, 2023

For the second flight test of a fully integrated Starship, SpaceX used a Super Heavy rocket booster to launch a Starship upper stage, from Starbase in Texas, on 18 November 2023, at 13:00 UTC (07:00 CST). According to SpaceX, Starship is a fully reusable transportation system, designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.

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Second Starship launch anomaly

Nov 18, 2023

The Starship upper stage experienced an unknown problem and seems to have been destroyed, approximately 7 minutes after being launched by a Super Heavy rocket booster from Starbase in Texas, on 18 November 2023, at 13:03 UTC (07:03 CST).

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"SpaceX Starship rocket lost in second test flight"

by Jackie Wattles
November 18, 2023